Heritage College Lake Macquarie in Morisset is set to benefit from a record investment into education by the NSW Liberal National Government.
The school will receive $800,000 in funding as part of a planned $6 billion investment into education by the state government over the next four years.
The school has earmarked the funding for a much-needed facilities upgrade that will see the construction of a secondary student classroom block with four general learning areas, storage, verandahs and staff administration areas.
The project is set to cost approximately $2 million with the school contributing the remaining $1.2 million.
Liberal candidate for Lake Macquarie Lindsay Paterson was present for the announcement and spoke positively of the investment.
"Heritage College Lake Macquarie has been providing outstanding education since 1997 and I'm pleased the NSW Government is able to assist them with an expansion to cater for more secondary students".
Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Scot MacDonald MLC joined Mr Paterson alongside Hunter College's Principal Simon Dodson and Member for Lake Macquarie Greg Piper for the funding announcement - stating that he was pleased to be supporting the upgrade.
"I am delighted the NSW Liberal-National Government is supporting this much-needed project, which will benefit the entire Morisset community," said Mr MacDonald.
"Investment in the education of our young people is one of the best investments any government can make.
I'm pleased with this allocation to Heritage College which comes at a time when significant investments are being made in major redevelopments of Wangi Wangi and Speers Point public schools," Mr Piper added.
Education Minister Rob Stokes said the investment will be delivered through the NSW Government's Building Grants Assistance Scheme (BGAS), an initiative that provides funding for independent and Catholic schools to cater for growing students numbers by upgrading their facilities.
"All students deserve the very best facilities to learn and grow in, no matter what school they go to," Mr Stokes said.
The planned $6 billion investment by the State Government over the next four years is set to be the largest investment into public school infrastructure by any State Government in Australian history.
